Research Desk
Review Finds the Most Consistent PTSD Results With EMDR and CBT for First Responders
Across 15 studies, trauma-focused treatments showed the clearest pattern of symptom reduction. Evidence specific to emergency medical services and long-term outcomes remains limited.
Field Signals
Research, Veterans, access, organizations, policy
The newest source-led signals from EMDRNews: research findings, Veterans information, access developments, organizations, policy, and events.
Trial Questions Delaying PTSD Treatment During Substance Use Care
A six-arm trial questions automatically delaying trauma-focused PTSD treatment during substance-use care, while finding no long-term timing or treatment-type winner.
National Survey Finds More Veterans Reporting Recent Suicidal Thoughts
A national survey found higher recent suicidal ideation among U.S. veterans while treatment use differed by whether VA was their primary health care source.
VA Offers EMDR for PTSD. Many Veterans May Not Know to Ask.
A Veteran asking about EMDR should start a real access conversation, including general mental health, specialty PTSD care, referral, community care when eligible, and virtual-care pathways.
More Field Signals
Organizations, events, access, research, and public-world developments.
Central Oregon grant backs rural access to Equine-Assisted EMDR
A source-led access update on sliding-scale enrollment, referral partnerships, community advisory involvement, and care coordination.
Upcoming EMDR field dates
Organization dates and conference signals tracked as information is confirmed.
Review the latest source-led research
Study summaries with findings and limits, without overclaiming.
Follow what is moving across the field
Track access, organizations, policy language, conference movement, and other public-world signals.
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Research Watch · Practice Briefs · Field Notes
Research Brief
Review Finds the Most Consistent PTSD Results With EMDR and CBT for First Responders
A systematic review found the most consistent first-responder PTSD symptom reductions in studies of EMDR and CBT, while highlighting uneven study quality and a shortage of EMS-specific evidence.
Practice Brief
Blocking Beliefs in EMDR: What Clinicians Should Listen For
A clinician-facing EMDRNews practice brief on blocking beliefs, negative cognitions, feeder memories, ecological reality, and working with stalled processing without pushing.
Field Notes
Upcoming EMDR Field Dates: 2026 Conference Watchlist
Dates, organization signals, and next-check notes for EMDR conferences and field events through the rest of 2026.
The EMDRNews Podcast
The briefing, now in audio
Each week’s research, practice notes, and field updates — narrated and reviewed before release. Same source discipline, for the drive between sessions.
A source-led audio companion to the Cognitive Interweaves practice brief: what interweaves are, why restraint matters, and how trained clinicians think about stuck processing.
EMDR Resources
Official sources, not care promises.
From Field Notes
2026 Conference Watchlist
Dates, organization signals, and next-check notes for EMDR conferences and field events through the rest of 2026 — updated as information is confirmed.
What the 2026 Conference Season Is Really About
A look at the themes and organizational signals shaping EMDR conferences this year — beyond the scheduled dates and speaker lists.
EMDR For Veterans
VA, DoD, and allied care-system starting points organized by country — for veterans, service members, and their families.